Reader s Name Grade Nick Goes Fishing by Joe Yukish 123 words Date Independent Level: Yes No Accuracy Rate % Book Introduction: Show the cover of the book to the student and say this to the reader before he or she begins reading: Nick Goes Fishing is a story about a little boy whose brother and sister caught a fish. He wants to catch a fish too. Nick and his family are at a lake, and each member of the family does something to help him get ready to fish. (Teacher: Turn to page and show Kelly helping Nick put a bobber on his hook. Explain that a bobber floats on the water. When a fish bites on the hook and tries to swim away the bobber goes under. Then, the person fishing knows a fish is on the hook.) Read to find out if Nick is able to catch a fish. E SC E SC M S V M S V Check the reading behaviors you notice the child using. These notes may not determine the reader s independent reading level, but will inform your teaching: Demonstrates a processing system that is becoming efficient in reading continuous text (monitors, cross-checks multiple sources of information, searches, predicts, confirms, selfcorrects, etc.). Uses meaning of accumulated text to figure out unfamiliar words. Running Record: Student will read the first 100 words aloud and the rest of the text silently. Code and analyze miscues for the first 100 words. You may also choose to record and analyze miscues after 100 words for more information. 2: Kelly caught a fish. Matt caught a fish. Nick wanted to catch a fish too! 3: Mom helped Nick get a fishing pole. Then she went to lay in the sun. 4: Dad helped Nick put the line on the pole. Then he went to clean the boat. 5: Kelly helped Nick put a bobber and a hook on the line. November 2014 TCRWP 1
E SC E SC M S V M S V Begins to demonstrate all aspects of fluency in portions of the text: automatic recognition of high-frequency words, reading more quickly in phrases, problem solving on difficult words at the point of error, and reading with intonation and expression by using print features and story content. Is able to deal with new forms of punctuation and a series of items separated by commas that helps follow the story content. (In this book an ellipsis is used in this sentence. I tie the rope and then... ) Then she went for a swim. 6: Matt helped Nick put a worm on the hook. Then he went for a ride in his boat. 7: Nick sat on the dock. He waited and waited and waited. 8: I have a bite, Nick yelled. 10: Mom (100 words) came running. Dad came running. 11: Kelly and Matt came running too. 12: Look, I caught a fish too! Yes, Nick, you caught a fish too! November 2014 TCRWP 2
E SC E SC M S V M S V Total miscues including selfcorrected: Accuracy Rate: Circle the number of miscues per 100 words the reader did not self-correct. Self-corrections: 100 Words 100% 99% 98% 97% 96% 0 miscues 1 miscue 2 miscues 3 miscues 4 miscues 95% 94% 93% 92% 91% 90% Miscues reader did not selfcorrect: 5 miscues 6 miscues 7 miscues 8 miscues 9 miscues 10 miscues 96%-100% = independent reading level of accuracy 90%-95% = instructional reading level of accuracy * For specific guidance on administration and scoring miscues, see the Teacher Guidebook. November 2014 TCRWP 3
Retell: Say, Please retell this story. Be sure to retell the important parts, and to tell them in order. Write notes regarding the student s retelling on the back of this page. If the student has trouble getting started or says very little, you may use non-leading prompting. Examples of nonleading prompting include: What happened next? Can you say more? Did anything else happen? Make a note that you needed to prompt the student, as you will want to teach this student how to self-initiate more elaborated retells. The child may also refer back to the book as needed. Use the Sample Student Responses to determine if the child s retelling and responses to the comprehension questions are acceptable. See scoring guidance for specifics regarding how to account for the retell and the responses to questions in determining a student s independent reading level. Sample retell may sound like this: A little boy named Nick had a brother Matt and sister Kelly who got a fish and he wanted to catch a fish. The family helped him get ready. He sat on the dock and waited. The mother, father, brother, and sister ran over to him. He showed them the fish. Comprehension Questions: If the student s retell did not include answers to the following questions, please ask any/all of the questions that were not addressed. There are many acceptable responses to each question, some of which are listed below. The reader s response is acceptable as long as it demonstrates an accurate understanding of the text. As the reader answers each question, be sure to record the response carefully. The child may also refer back to the book as needed. Question 1. Literal: What are some things Nick s family helped him do so he could go fishing? 2. Literal: After the family helped Nick start fishing they did other things. What are some things Nick s family did? 3. Inferential: Why do you think everyone came running when they heard Nick say, I have a bite? 4. Inferential: Why do you think Nick s Dad said, Yes, Nick. You caught a fish too! Sample Acceptable Responses Any 2 or more examples like the following: Dad helped him to put a line. His sister helped him to put a hook and bob. Mom helped him get a pole. Matt helped him put a worm on a hook. Any 2 examples like the following: Mom went in the sun. Dad cleaned the boat. Kelly went swimming. Matt went for a ride in his boat. So they could help him. Maybe if the fish was bigger it would pull him in. Matt and Kelly wanted to see if Nick s fish was bigger than theirs. They think he caught a big fish. He doesn t want Nick to feel bad. It s the first time he caught a fish. It might not be bigger than Matt and Kelly s but he s happy. November 2014 TCRWP 4
Notes on retelling (this may be a transcription or comments on students ability to retell in order and prioritize the key story elements): Student s replies to comprehension questions (if necessary because not addressed in retell): 1) 2) 3) 4) November 2014 TCRWP 5
Final Score Yes No Was the reader s accuracy rate at least 96%? Yes No Did the reader demonstrate literal and inferential comprehension through one of the following combinations of retell and responses: A clear, accurate retell that incorporates answers to three out of four comprehension questions. (This may be with or without non-leading prompting. See directions for retell for more about non-leading prompting). A mostly accurate retell PLUS acceptable responses to three out of four of the comprehension questions (or addressed in the retell). The retell need not be well-crafted or completely comprehensive, but if it indicates mostly inaccurate comprehension, try the next level down. Is this the student s independent reading level? If you did NOT answer yes to all questions in this Final Score box, try an easier text. Keep moving to easier texts until you find the level at which you are able to answer yes to all questions in the Final Score box. If you answered yes to all questions in this Final Score box, the student is reading independently at this level. However, it is possible that the student may also read independently at a higher level. Keep moving to higher passages until you can no longer answer yes to all questions. The highest level for which you can answer yes for all questions is the student s independent reading level. November 2014 TCRWP 6